Alvaro Morata has wished Zinedine Zidane all the best for the futureTwitter @realmadriden
Morata spent four years at Real before joining Juventus in 2014, only to be resigned by Los Blancos in 2016.
Now, just one year later, the 24-year-old is being shipped off again.
He told Marca: “I am very happy, god willing, tomorrow I will be at Chelsea, a club that has always admired me.
“I do not think I’m going back to Madrid, I find it difficult and for now it’s not something that I am considering.
“It was clear that the goal was to leave, it’s been a fairly strange summer and until I pass the medical examination, I’m not going to be calm.”
Morata was unable to dislodge Zinedine Zidane’s No1 striker, Karim Benzema.
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But he bears the French boss no ill feeling.
Morata said: “I told him thank you very much for everything and good luck for this year.”
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Real Madrid tweeted an emotional video of the forward saying his goodbyes to teammates.
He is seen hugging Zidane, Isco, Dani Carvajal and shaking Gareth Bale’s hands, among others.
Morata’s Stamford Bridge arrival means Chelsea can finally offload Diego Costa.
And he is looking forward to the challenge of filling his countryman’s boots.
Alvaro Morata hugs Real Madrid teammates farewell before leaving for Chelsea
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Morata said: "I hope that I do well at Chelsea.
"I'm going to grow up, if not I would not have gone."
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